Looking for family-friendly activities to do with your kids this holiday season? If you’ve already grabbed your pictures with Santa, load up the car and make a trip to your local farm to choose or cut your own Christmas tree. Whether you’re looking for variety, organic or sustainable options …
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Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation Unveils Its 100th Youth Development Park in Cherry Hill
The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation celebrated the opening of its 100th youth development park in the nation on Wednesday, Nov. 10. Approximately 100 people gathered to cut the ribbon for BGE Field at Reedbird Park, presented by Kelly Benefits, a $3-million, 83,000-square-foot waterfront turf field in the south Baltimore …
Read More »‘The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Musical’ Tour Stops in Baltimore
Step into the North Pole alongside a scout elf from the beloved “Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition” as he gathers friends to help his human family remember the importance of Christmas cheer. The Lumistella Company—creator of the iconic brand—and Mills Entertainment present an original stage production, “The …
Read More »Baltimore Clinics To Give COVID-19 Vaccine To Children Ages 5 To 11 Starting Friday
Families seeking COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 are now able to schedule appointments for clinics in Baltimore County offered Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5 and 6. The Department of Health will begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine—newly-approved by the Food and Drug Administration and Centers …
Read More »Bullying: Know the Signs and How to Prevent It
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and the issue of bullying—both at school and through cyberspaces—continues to negatively affect the lives of children in many ways. “I think bullying has been thought of as something that happens in childhood, in that it’s something that all kids go through, and …
Read More »Oh Hey, Pumpkin: Quick Guide to Carving and Designing the Perfect Jack O’Lantern
Pumpkins are everywhere this time of year. We carve them, eat them and wear them as costumes. We line our mantels with them, turn them into table centerpieces, and bake cookies, cakes and pies with them. For many, pumpkins symbolize family and tradition during this time of year. As Jack …
Read More »Making Halloween Safe and Fun for Kids with Food Allergies
We’re approaching that hallowed time of year that spooks parents. Last-minute costume scrambles, sugar-induced meltdowns, tracking teens’ whereabouts, and attempting to monitor the candy calorie intake. But for parents of kids with food allergies, there is a different and extra reason to be frightful. For millions of kids with food …
Read More »Wee Chic Boutique Owner Creates Sophisticated Style for Modern Teens with Girlhero
Bridget Stickline says that when her daughter Elle was young, she had a name for the strong, independent girls they encountered in literature: girlhero. Now she owns a store by the same name in Greenspring Station—an effort to embody that confident, feminine energy through style and self-expression. Girlhero, at …
Read More »Harbor Harvest Fall Children’s Festival Brings a Bit of Country to the City
Families looking for a little bit of country harvest flavor without leaving the city will find it in Baltimore’s own Inner Harbor. The Harbor Harvest Fall Children’s Festival is back for its 14th year running. Presented by the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore and Verizon, the festival will take place …
Read More »Gerstell Academy Students Hear Firsthand Account From 9/11
None of the seventh graders in Nan Kaestner’s theater arts class at Gerstell Academy could tell you where they were on September 11, 2001. They were not even born yet. But as the terrorist attacks that occurred at the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, …
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